Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-27

"Because she hasa romantic idea that
she will utilize the means at her disposal
only for her own support, and will not
let anybody assist her in the work. The
patronage OF Mexican residents is enough
to keep her as busy as possible, and she
viii not undertake to pueh her cigarettes
into other markets"
DIFFICULTIES.
"And more than that" said another
broker. sit would be exceedingly diff
cnlt 10 import cigars unless we were in the
business. The customs regulations are
not only severe but peculiar. You can
not import in quantities less than 10000.
That is too large an amount for private
individual 70 acquire. | am reminded
of an instance where prominent New
York Democrat. who had been in Mexico,
was presented by q friend he had made
there. with 1900 fine cigars for his
own use. He did not try 10 smuggle
them. but notified the customs officers
nj III Paso that he had dutiable
articles about him and wanted 70 know
how muck he should pay for the cigars.
They would not let HIM pay anything,
not because the cigars were evidently for
his own use, but because there were
1000 Of them. The boxes were accord
incly seized. The New Yorker came
home and wrote to the Treasury Depart
ment. where he was personally and IA
yorably known. requesting the privilege
Of paying Guty on his 1900 cigars, rs il
there were 10000 Of them. He ex.
planned that they were gift, and that
me desired. for that reason alone, to get
them over the border. After a delay of
many days his letter wasanswered. It bad
been through the circumlOcution Office,
and decision was finally rendered that
under the circumstances, a. a special ia
vor 10 this prominent Democrat, he
would be permitted to pay duty on TO-
Geo cigars for the sake OF receiving
1000, Int it was not TO be looked upon
as n precedent So he finally got the
weeds at a cost for the gift considerably
higher than he would have had to pay
Tor the same number if he had bought
them at retail in this city"
Then the brokers changed the subject
for one notably less dry and went home
rejecting on the greatness Of their native
land.
PLENTY OF LIBEL SUITS.
There has been heap of Jun in the
New York newspaper offices during the
past few days. I say fun, but it was n
sort of grim humor, and it may prove
very sorrowfnl to the publishers before
the robins nest again. 1t was not bois-
ferrous fun. but every newspaper-man IN
town has mad a good laugh.
The fun consisted in libel suits. Not
o publisher in Newspaper Row has es-
capped. 1t seemed ms though the watch
ful managing editor was off on holiday
and the oilice-boy was running things.
The first shock came to the MdH 0nd
TrDrCs Office 1t was in the form of bad
ly spelled and horribly written letterfrom
an indignant father. A paragraph had
creptinto the NqH and EIprcss stating
that o talented and beautiful young lady
who resides not q thousand miles from
our City Hall had welded a bury negro.
Her name was printed in fnll, and her
beauty and accomplishments were dwelt
on 20 the fullest extent. The newly
made husbands name was given also,
and the item closed by saying that an
indignant father had driven his daughter
from his doors forever.
twas a revolving story, TO be sure, and
It's publication annoyed the publisher of
the newspaper quite as much as any one
else. for be Is a bigb-toned dignitied
gentleman, who believes in everything
except sensationaIism IN newspaper
writing. A council Of the editors was
Immediately called, and the person who
furnished the information was notified
10y telegraph that if he ever put his foot
in the Nal amt Erprcss Office again ne
would be met by a strong-armed Celt,